Gardenia

"Very Happily Surprised with this very friendly hotel. We stayed here (Sept 27 - Oct 11) and found the place to be very comfortable and a great base for Perissa. All the staff were very Friendly and very helpful. We stayed in Rm 20 which was a nice room with a great suntrap patio (sun from 7am to 5pm). The room had a small shower room and small kitchen area (small but perfect for use) The kitchen had a small table and chairs, there was a fridge and kettle (my minimum requirements). It had 2 of everything (perfect for the 2 of us) there was also an electric hob but we didnt use it. They also supplied washing liquid and a sponge. The bedroom had a nice comfy bed (we requested extra pillows and they arrived quickly) there are 4 large draws and a good size wardrobe (with hangers). There is also a good hairdryer in the room. (NOTE) The tap water is salty DO NOT DRINK or use in kettle (6 litres of water from the local shop 2.20 euros). we found using a sponge or a shower scrunchy allowed soap to lather up. The pool and area is a lovely space and the bar was manned by a very lovely chatty lady. Its a great space to spend the day. The pool is quite deep and lots of sunbeds. There are lots of places to eat all within a few minutes walk. Turn right out of the hotel takes you to the main road where there is a small supermarket across the road and bars, eateries and gift shops and lots of ATMs. Turn Left out of the hotel takes you to the beach and many great places to eat. at the end of the road to the right is "Poseidon" a very friendly place to eat, good atmosphere (typical greek) and great food. It is also a good place to spend the day at the beach. If you turn left there are many different places to eat, Apollon and Volcano being two of out favourites. Continue along the beach road takes you to a lovely church and a nice little town with addition eating places, a supermarket and some shops. This area is also the best place to get the local bus to Fira. All in all Gardinia Hotel is a lovely base for a stay in Perissa and i would very much recommend this place to anyone planning a visit here. If you are a cat lover there are plenty of sweet friendly cats in the local area."

"Well-located hotel and the staff very friendly and attentive close to the sea, restaurants and supermarkets and a bus stop to go to Fira and Oia."

"We had a lovely stay at the Gardenia hotel. We had a ground floor room overlooking the pool, which was exactly what I asked for even though we didn't have direct access to the pool from our balcony , it was spot on. The manager was very helpful when we thought the air con wasn't working and it turned out to be our fault, nothing wrong with the air con. The hotel was handy for everything including a great little supermarket. I would definitely stay here again if I was ever to return to Santorini."